TOLEDO, Ohio — The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows anyone to obtain records of federal agencies, even if they are not U.S. citizens. The requests to access these documents are commonly known ...

As AI-fueled requests rise under Michigan's FOIA, clerks in Ann Arbor and Milan juggle deadlines, fees and exemptions to keep ...

In an era where transparency and accountability are paramount, the Freedom of Information Act stands as a critical tool for citizens seeking access to government records. However, behind the ideal of ...

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires federal agencies to provide the public with access to government records. The Department of Homeland Security continues to receive the largest number of ...

Staying on the cutting edge of crime news can be difficult, and this is something MLive reporter Cole Waterman knows all too well. Since he began his career with MLive as an intern in 2008, Waterman ...

A federal court in Washington, D.C. gave the Trump administration a win on Wednesday in a case over the abrupt closure of an office dedicated to processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

Gov. Sarah Sanders announces a special session to consider tax cuts and a rollback of public access to government information. Credit: Brian Chilson Arkansas government could be more efficient with a ...

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson unveiled Tuesday a new online tool to make the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process smoother for her department and residents. “Transparency in ...

What the deep state does well is to use the bureaucracy’s failings and inefficiencies to cover its tracks. Transparency and accountability can get lost in clerical processes. Ambiguous official ...

A National Institutes of Health (NIH) public liaison for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests — who taught a senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci how to “make emails disappear” — is refusing to ...